Charlie Brooker Quotes
Short of finding a place on the witness protection programme, you don't get many opportunities to completely reinvent your life. Going to university changes that. Away from home, away from parents, away from anyone who remembers you from school, you can pretend to be far cooler and more experienced than you are.
Quotes to Explore
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To disregard the obvious is not a good trait in a leader in any situation.
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Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
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I do not believe any president can bind a successor president to give up his fundamental role as protector of the country.
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The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.
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The biggest cowards are managers who don't let people know where they stand.
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The future ain't what it used to be.
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Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.
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I was known for singing romantic songs to women, but I can also be that guy talking about why you can't be the only girl for me.
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I never went to stage school or anything like that. It was always plays, productions at school and things like that. The thing for me with acting was it was the only thing I could fully concentrate on. I loved playing sports. I didn't really love studying.
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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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As someone who works from home, my top style tip is to make sure you get dressed in the morning.
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I'm a black Catholic raised in Decatur, Georgia, which was very gang-infested. Then, I went to an all-white private high school and excelled in sports and wrote poetry, then played football at the University of Georgia, minoring in drama.
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I am happy everywhere except in places where I see glitz and rich farts. I am happiest in Brooklyn, where the concentration of rich farts is minimal.
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Studies have proven that early childhood education returns to society as much as $12 for every dollar invested. Our goal is to identify the most important development opportunities for children five years and younger, providing insight to transform early childhood education from a social policy issue into an economic imperative.
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Clothes are not frippery. Properly done, they can be an art form.
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Yidaki didgeridoo has been used in every part of Australian regional culture, all around the country. It's become a message stick for the survival of those people, for aboriginal people and aboriginal culture.
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I love all animals. I just happen to prefer cats. They're really chill, and they're loving yet not loving. I relate to them, in a way.
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I did work hard at auditions, and three years at RADA isn't like a walk in the park. And then it takes a lot of sacrifices, giving certain things up in order to audition, in order to do a play, whatever it may be.
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Nothing brings me more joy than when people love what I do.
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Through teaching myself how to be happy and get through things, I hope I can also do that for other people.
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Have you heard about the Irishman who reversed into a car boot sale and sold the engine?
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I've got my bag of goodies; I've got flaws coming out of every pore, but that's part of who I am. A bit of the process of life is learning to live with those things and accept yourself regardless. Maybe try to become a better person, either because of - or in spite of - those things.
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Short of finding a place on the witness protection programme, you don't get many opportunities to completely reinvent your life. Going to university changes that. Away from home, away from parents, away from anyone who remembers you from school, you can pretend to be far cooler and more experienced than you are.
